Sgt. Courtney Gale hosting blood drive

Gale nearly died at the store Dec. 11, 2007, when a man stabbed her repeatedly while she was working in uniform as an off-duty security guard.

Steven Anthony Eberhart stole a kitchen knife from a store display and stabbed Gale several times, severing an artery, Athens-Clarke police said. Doctors said Gale would have bled to death in the store if a nurse who was shopping at the time hadn't been there to give immediate help.

Eberhart faces charges of criminal attempt to commit murder and 10 other felonies, but juries have been unable to decide if he is mentally competent to stand trial.